Town government · Cameron County, TX

South Padre Island's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), South Padre Island took in $41.2 million and spent $32.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes76%State tax money12%Federal tax money5.8%Fees for services (parks and recreation)3.3%Fines and other2.3%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

43%

of South Padre Island's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

Town taxes76%

Other taxes
43%$17.9 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$16.7 million
  • Public utility taxes$871 thousand
  • Other licenses$332 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
20%$8.3 million
Sales tax
12%$5.0 million

Fees for services3.3%

Fees for services
3.3%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$1.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$142 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.8%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
5.8%$2.4 million

State tax money12%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
12%$5.1 million

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$50 thousand

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$601 thousand
Fines
0.9%$350 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs54%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Roads, transit and parking14%Parks, recreation and libraries7.4%Health and hospitals1.8%Interest on debt1.5%

What stands out

54%

of South Padre Island's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
54%$17.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$15.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$878 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$459 thousand
  • Government buildings$162 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$6.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.3 million
  • Fire protection$3.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$281 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$214 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$4.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingPublic transit and roads and highways
  • Public transit$2.7 million
  • Roads and highways$1.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.4%$2.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.4 million
Health and hospitals
1.8%$590 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$590 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$487 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of South Padre Island. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of South Padre Island itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.